WWE SmackDown! Draws Strong Ratings Friday

WWE SmackDown‘s return to Friday nights after its one-off Tuesday Holiday special last week drew a 2.21 cable rating on SyFy with 3.23 million viewers. This was actually up from its highly promoted special last week by 10% in the households and by 6% in total viewers.

The broadcast was the highest rated episode of the series since the 2.23 rating it drew on October 14 and it was also the highest-rated broadcast of the year for the series on its cable network.